There are 6 ways to get from Durban to Florence by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly King Shaka International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane DUR - FLR
17h 51m€395–1,317Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane PZB - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
20h 52m€325–1,147Fly King Shaka International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DUR - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
19h 41m€352–1,137Fly King Shaka International Airport to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane DUR - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
21h 12m€407–1,435Fly King Shaka International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane DUR - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
18h 25m€404–1,086Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane PZB - FLR
19h 2m€378–1,027
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durban to Florence is to bus and fly and train which costs €320 - €1200 and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Durban to Florence is to fly which takes 17h 51m and costs €390 - €1400.
The distance between Durban and Florence is 8447 km.
It takes approximately 17h 51m to get from Durban to Florence, including transfers.
Florence is 1h behind Durban. It is currently 1:11 PM in Durban and 12:11 PM in Florence.
There are 8253+ hotels available in Florence.
What companies run services between Durban, South Africa and Florence, Italy?
South African Airways, Swiss, and seven other airlines fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Florence Peretola Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Capetown, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Florence Peretola Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Addis Ababa, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Addis Ababa, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,500
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Florence Peretola Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,000
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–11
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- €3–11
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–11
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- €3–11
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- City to City
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